Monthly Archives: June 2009

REGRESSION: Knowing Your Past

Daily Tribune – Monday, May 18, 2009 Knowing the past is looking at the future and chances are we can aim for perfection. On the other hand, living in the past is living in a illusionary world, and there will be no advancements, no progress and that opportunity of knowing our past life was just for pure and… Read More »

Symbols in our Lives

I was passing by a small flower shop inside the Finch Subway when my attention was caught by a row of sampagita plants in pots. The label was jasmine, but I know it was the Philippine sampagita with its small white sweet-scented blossoms. I know many of us grow them indoors during the cold weather and put them… Read More »

DUAL CITIZENS TREATED SECOND CLASS CITIZENS

CHICAGO, Illinois (JGLi) – Voting is one of most visible faces of democracy. But this is also one of the civil rights that is most overlooked and most people take for granted. In a democracy, it is a given that if you vote, you can be voted upon. But in reality, a voter cannot just run for any… Read More »

Henry Sy’s Keys to Success

Who’s Henry Sy? Is he rich and successful? If so, why talk about him? Why not just relish on the successes of Donald Trump of The Apprentice or Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Nebraska? Henry Sy has inspired millions of people from the Philippines and around the globe because of how he built his business empire; how he… Read More »